Advent Week 2

Written By Michael Livingston

Family Prayer: December 4th - 10th, 2022

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THE LITURGY

These devotions follow the basic structure of the Daily Office of the Church and are particularly appropriate for families with young children.

The Reading and the Collect may be read by one person, and the other parts said in unison, or in some other convenient manner.

OPENING SENTENCE

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth your praise.

PSALM 51:15

THE PSALM

PSALM 51:10-12

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,*

and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from your presence,*

and take not your holy Spirit from me.

12 O give me the comfort of your help again,*

and sustain me with your willing Spirit.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; *

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Amen.

A WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE

ISAIAH 9:6 (ESV)

For to us a child is born,

    to us a son is given;

and the government shall be upon his shoulder,

    and his name shall be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

DAILY GOSPEL READING

INTERCESSIONS

Take time to ask everyone at your table who they would like to pray for this day.

PRAYER THOUGHTS: This week’s theme is peace.

Read Isaiah 9:6-7. How does this passage bring you peace today?

What aspect of the Gospel is bringing you peace today?

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy Name,

thy kingdom come,

thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those

who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

and the power, and the glory,

for ever and ever. Amen.

COLLECTS

WEEKLY COLLECT

Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and the comfort of your holy Word we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. 

Amen.

Collects from the 2019 Book of Common Prayer

OT and NT Readings from the 2016 ESV

 
Michael Livingston
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